[Anonymous]

As someone who think I know my F1 history I thought it would by fun to put together a F1 field and season with my favourite teams, cars, drivers and tracks from F1 history. The rules are simple. Max 13 teams. Name car and drivers for each team (the drivers must have raced in F1). The drivers are not necessarily the best drivers and some of them never even raced for the team I chosed for them to be in. Chose max 22 tracks for the season.
Here’s my list. What would yours be? :-)

Teams:
Scuderia Ferrari . Ferrari F2004. Michael Schumacher and Niki Lauda.
Jaguar Racing. Jaguar R5. Antonio Pizzonia and Eddie Irvine.
Jordan Grand Prix. Jordan 199. Heinz Harald Frentzen and Ralf Schumacher
Team Lotus. Lotus 79. Ayrton Senna and Emmerson Fittipaldi.
McLaren Mercedes. McLaren MP4/13. Mika Häkkinen and Jan Magnussen.
Mercedes. W196. Wolfgang von Trips and Sir Stirling Moss.
Arrows Grand Prix International. A22. Jos Verstappen and Carel Godin de Beaufort.
Williams F1 Team. FW16. Juan Pablo Montoya and Tom Belsø.
BMW Sauber F1 Team. F1.08. Jacques Villeneuve and Nick Heidfeld.
Tyrrell Racing Organisation. Tyrrell 006. Jackie Stewart and Jim Clark.
Minardi F1 Team. PS03. Ronnie Petterson and Nicolas Kiesa.
Alfa Romeo. Alfa Romeo 159. Juan Manuel Fangio and Alain Prost.
Hesketh Racing. Hesketh 308B. James Hunt and Kimi Räikkönen.

Tracks (I know a few has never actually been raced in F1):
Nürburgring. GP-Strecke 2002-present.
Silverstone Circuit. 2000-2009.
Montjuïc Park.
Hockemheimring. Before 2002 redesign.
Sepang International Circuit.
A1-Ring.
Roskilde Ring.
Circuit de Spa Francorchamps. 2007-present.
Nürburgring. Nordschleife.
Reims-Gueux. 1954-1972.
Circuit de Rouen-Les Essarts. 1956-1970.
Adelaide Street Circuit.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Brickyard.
Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Combined Course.
Hungaroring. 2003-present.
Circuit de Moncaco. 1997-present.
Pescara Circuit. 1957.
Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Grand Prix Circuit.
Suzuka International Racing Course. Grand Prix Circuit 2003-present.
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Albert Park.
Nürburgring. Combined Circuit 2002-present.

[andae23]

Arrows Grand Prix International. A22. Jos Verstappen and Carel Godin de Beaufort.

Great line-up :)

[Iestyn Davies]

Nice! Some interesting picks there too, along with tracks. Some I recognise from GPL but haven’t actually driven! Like Roskilde Ring! I would probably do something like a GPL era fantasy team & Season.. Otherwise than that it’s hard! But I tried to do one in the past..

Ferrari: Schumacher, Ascari (G. Villeneuve) [F2004/2002]
McLaren-Honda: Senna, Hamilton (Hakkinen, Hunt) [MP4/4]
Williams-Renault: Mansell, Jones (Rosberg/Reutemann/Montoya) [FW18/19]
Lotus-Ford: Clark, Peterson (Andretti/Fittipaldi) [Lotus 88/79/49/33/25]
Mercedes: Fangio, Moss (Caracciola, Von Brauchitsch, Lang) [W196]
Renault: Prost, Alonso (Arnoux, Trulli) [Best Turbo car/post-GE]
Maserati: Villoresi, Behra (Gonzalez, Chiron, Musso). [Maserati 250F]
Alfa Romeo: Nuvolari, Farina (Fagioli, Giacomelli, De Cesaris). [Alfa Romeo 159]
Tyrrell-Matra: Stewart, Cevert (Scheckter, Depailler, Bellof, Alesi) [Tyrrell 001/003/006]
Brabham-Repco: Brabham, Piquet (Gurney, Hulme, Ickx) [BT19/BT46B/BT49]
Cooper-Climax: Rindt, McLaren (Rodriguez) [T81/rear engined winner]
BRM: G. Hill, Lauda (Regazzoni, Beltoise) [1972 Monaco winner, or H16 car]
Honda: Surtees, Button (Barrichello, Ginther) [1965/1967 car/Brawn BGP001!]
Vanwall: Tony Brooks [Safety Car]

Reserve teams/drivers:
Sauber: Raikkonen, Massa (Fisichella)
Minardi: Alboreto, Martini (Webber)
Jordan: D. Hill, R. Schumacher (Frentzen, Irvine)
Ligier: Laffite, Tambay (Panis, Brundle)
BMW: Kubica, Vettel (Heidfeld)
Arrows: Warwick, Boutsen (Patrese, Jarier)
Benetton: Berger, Nannini (Herbert)

Still lots of great pre-F1 and early/late F1 drivers missed out!

Tracks….
Nurburgring (old, perhaps Nord and Sud!)
Solitude (lots of great German tracks could go here)
Osterreichring
Monza (original, 10k etc.)
Silverstone (original)
Kyalami
Monaco
Spa (old, new)
Interlagos (old, new)
Suzuka (old), Mt. Fuji (old)
Hockenheim (old)
Montreal
Melbourne
Le Mans/Rouen/Reims
Mexico City
Montjuich Park
Malaysia or Turkey (nod to Tilkedromes), perhaps COTA
Probably a few more GPL era gems that I can’t remember right now! Something like Targa Florio, Brno, Montlhery, Bremgarten etc.

[Steven]

My version of F1: everyone drives a benchmark car of the era… for a modern era car, I’d be leaning towards Red Bull RB9, McLaren MP4-23 (or Ferrari F2008, due to some “information sharing” that occured in 2007); if we’re thinking older cars, MP4/4 (that’s Senna’s WDC one, I think), or the ’97 Williams (the one that Villeneuve won in).

In terms of drivers:
Hamilton
Vettel
Alonso
Clark
Moss
M. Schumacher
Senna
Prost
Mansell
G. Villeneuve (Or even Jacques… I am a Canadian, after all)
Piquet Sr.
Stewart
Lauda
Hunt (he alone will break the monotony of today’s PR driven F1)
Fittipaldi
Fangio
Hakkinen
Scheckter
One of the Hills
Brabham

Circuits:
Montreal
Spa (I haven’t seen older version, so I’ll take it as it is now)
Istanbul Park
Malaysia
Suzuka
COTA
Old Hockenheim
Monza (as it is presently)
Road Atlanta
Silverstone (as it is presently)

These are some of my favourite tracks (not as familiar with old layouts, though); I’d have a regular race, and then a reverse direction race on the same circuit, same weekend. One practice session, qualifying, then two races over a weekend (maybe we can shorten them a bit, too).

There’s my ideal F1: a real driver’s championship.

[Anonymous]

Just the 13 most relevant teams in my opinion, and 26 drivers, not necessarily the strongest, and where possible with real ties with the team they’re driving for.

Ferrari
1. G Villeneuve
2. J Villeneuve
McLaren
3. A Prost
4. A Senna
Williams
5. K Rosberg
6. N Rosberg
Renault
7. R Arnoux
8. F Alonso
Brabham
9. N Lauda
10. E Fittipaldi
Tyrell
11. F Cevert
12. S Bellof
March
13. J Stewart
14. J Scheckter
Jordan
15. M Andretti
16. N Mansell
Sauber
17. K Raikkonen
18. S Vettel
Lotus
19. J Clark
20. G Hill
Mercedes
21. J Fangio
22. M Schumacher
Minardi
23. A Ascari
24. E De Angelis
Vanwall
25. S Moss
26. P Collins

My 22 picks as tracks, not in order of preference:

Tracks:
1. Monza
2. Silverstone
3. Spa-Francorchamps
4. Enzo e Dino Ferrari
5. Nordschleife
6. Kyalami
7. Osterreichring
8. Monte Carlo
9. Hermanos Rodriguez
10. Albert Park
11. Gilles Villeneuve
12. Hockenheimring
13. Jerez
14. Paul Ricard
15. Suzuka
16. Magny-Cours
17. Sakhir
18. Istanbul Park
19. Donington Park
20. Estoril
21. Circuit of the Americas
22. Brands Hatch

[Max Jacobson]

All drivers in the last of the turbo era-style cars (although not necessarily which cars they fielded if competing at the time).

McLaren:
1 – Ayrton Senna
2 – Alain Prost (no changes, it was too good as it was)

Ferrari:
3 – Gilles Villeneuve
4 – Striling Moss (Gilles was cut sadlt short of course, and I think Strling would’ve been great for the Scuderia).

Williams:
5 – Jim Clark
6 – Sebastian Vettel (two kings of qualifying and race pace in formerly the best team. Great battle ensues!)

Alfa Romeo:
7 – Juan Manuel Fangio
8 – Niki Lauda (Fangio for pretty standard reasons – brilliant driver and all. Lauda beaches I think they’d have a few good battles, and Alfa Romeo of course being an Italian team have similarities to Ferrari).

Lotus (Colin Chapman Edition)
9 – Jackie Stewart
10 – Emerson Fittipaldi (the classic rivals in the classic team).

Tyrell
11 – François Cevert
12 – Nelson Piquet (two big characters in a small(ish) team. Could make for interesting TV!).

Red Bull Racing
13 – Taki Inoue
14 – Pastor Maldonado (the comedy act. Although Red Bull are a great team, they can put their fun to the test here!)

Mercedes (old)
15 – Michael Schumacher
16 – James Hunt (Mercedes and Schuamcher being very serious about the job in hand, and Hunt spewing all over the perfectly arranged set of spanners in the garage. Perfect combination).

Brabham
17 – Jack Brabham
18 – Alan Jones (all-Aussie showdown.)

Renault (old)
19 – Nigel Masell
20 – Gerhard Berger (the former one of the harsher drivers in a fragile car. Could be some literal fireworks).

N.B. I might add others yet!

Tracks:

1 – Nürburgring Nordschliefe (brutal but brilliant track)
2 – Old Spa (fantastic corners throughout)
3 – Monza: with banking (the true temple of speed)
4 – AVUS (I’d just want to see it for the banking: it’s soectacular by the looks of things)
5 – Österreichring (brilliant track)
6 – Laguna Seca (although it’s a tad unsuitable for F1, the corkscrew is immense)
7 – Monaco (you have to)
8 – Le Mans (legendary track which I think F1 should race on)
9 – Indianapolis oval (to complete the triple crown)
10 – Suzuka (one of my favourite current F1 tracks)
11 – Old Hockenheim (the blast through the forest is quite something)
12 – Silverstone (in one of it’s higher-speed configurations)
13 – Isle of Man (obviously just parts of it and re-structured, but it’s quite a great racetrack also)
14 – Interlagos (old version)
15 – Kylami (to make F1 a world championship)
16 – Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Peraltda untouched)
17 – Mount Panorama (the sight of F1 cars through there would be something)
18 – Long Beach (street circuit’s are necessary to a degree, and it’s one of the better ones)
19 – Watkin’s Glen (great track too, if not dangerous)
20 – Road Atlanta (really good track IMO)

[JackySteeg]

Red Bull Racing
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. James Hunt (little bit of an odd one, but I think the lineup would be more explosive than anything)

Tyrrell
3. Jackie Stewart
4. Graham Hill

Williams
5. Nigel Mansell
6. Nelson Piquet

Renault
7. Alain Prost
8. Fernando Alonso

Mercedes
9. Juan Manuel Fangio
10. Stirling Moss

McLaren
11. Ayrton Senna
12. Lewis Hamilton

Maserati
14. Alberto Ascari
15. Mario Andretti

Team Lotus
16. Jim Clark
17. Ronnie Peterson

Minardi
18. Michele Alboreto
19. Mark Webber

Benetton
20. Jean Alesi
21. Gerhard Berger

Jordan
22. Heinz-Harald Frentzen
23. Keke Rosberg

Brabham
24. Jack Brabham
25. Niki Lauda

…and lastly…

Ferrari
26. Michael Schumacher
27. Gilles Villeneuve (can’t not have Gilles as the #27, can we?)

As for my calendar:

1. Australia – Bathurst
2. Japan – Suzuka
3. Argentina – Buenos Aires (old)
4. Monaco
5. Canada – Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
6. France – Circuit de la Sarthe
7. Great Britain – Silverstone (pre-2010)
8. Germany – Nurburgring Nordschleife
9. Germany – Hockenheim (old)
10. Netherlands – Zandvoort
11. Belgium – Spa
12. Italy – Monza
13. Italy – Mugello
14. Great Britain – Brands Hatch
15. United States – Laguna Seca
16. United States – Road Atlanta
17. United States – Road America
18. Mexico – Hermanos Rodriguez
19. Brazil – Interlagos
20. Australia – Adelaide

[Pandaslap]

This was a fantastic idea – thanks for posting this. I’ve really enjoyed reading the other posts (particularly Taki in an RBR) and I thought I would do one of my own. I’ve only been following F1 for a few years, so I don’t have the historical knowledge that most of the other posters here have… that said, this is a grid I would love to see and it was fun putting it together.

I made a couple of changes and combinations here and there but I tried to stay as plausible and historically accurate as possible. 10 teams and 18 tracks…

Ferrari:
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Niki Lauda
Alberto Ascari

Williams:
3. Nigel Mansell
4. Keke Rosberg
Damon Hill

McLaren:
5. Ayrton Senna
6. Mika Hakkinen
James Hunt

Lotus:
7. Jim Clark
8. Emerson Fittipaldi
Mario Andretti

Red Bull:
9. Sebastian Vettel
10. Kimi Raikkonen
Mark Webber

Mercedes:
11. Juan Manuel Fangio
12. Sterling Moss
Lewis Hamilton

Tyrrell – BRM:
13. Jackie Stewart
14. Graham Hill
Mike Hawthorn

Brabham:
15. Jack Brabham
16. Nelson Piquet
Denny Hulme

Renault:
17. Alain Prost
18. Fernando Alonso
Jacques Villeneuve

Cooper:
19. Bruce McLaren
20. John Surtees
Jochen Rindt

Calendar

1. Albert Park
2. Sepang
3. Kyalami
4. Catalunya
5. Circuit Gilles
6. Monaco
7. Silverstone
8. Spa
9. Monza
10. Port Imperial
11. Detroit (I’m a Detroiter… so I have to throw it in.)
12. Hockenheim
13. Brands Hatch
14. Hungaroring
15. Marina Bay
16. Suzuka
17. CoTA
18. Interlagos

[Kingshark]

Scuderia Ferrari
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Alberto Ascari

McLaren Ford
3. Emerson Fittipaldi
4. James Hunt

Maserati
5. Juan Manuel Fangio
6. Sir Stirling Moss

Lotus Renault
7. Ayrton Senna
8. Jim Clark

Brabham Racing
9. Jack Brabham
10. Nelson Piquet

Renault F1
11. Alain Prost
12. Fernando Alonso

Red Bull Racing
13. Sebastian Vettel
14. Kimi Raikkonen

BAR Honda
15. Jenson Button
16. Jacques Villeneuve

Tyrrell Racing
17. Jackie Stewart
18. Ronnie Peterson

Williams Honda
19. Nigel Mansell
20. Keke Rosberg

BRM Crisis
21. Graham Hill
22. Mike Hawthorne

Mercedes Benz
23. Mika Hakkinen
24. Lewis Hamilton

Calendar

1. Australian Grand Prix – Melbourne
2. Japanese Grand Prix – Suzuka
3. Oceania Grand Prix – Adelaide
4. Malaysian Grand Prix – Sepang

5. San Marino Grand Prix – Old Imola
6. Spanish Grand Prix – Jerez
7. Austrian Grand Prix – A1 Ring
8. Monaco Grand Prix – Monte Carlo
9. European Grand Prix – Donington

10. Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal
11. United States Grand Prix – Austin
12. Mexican Grand Prix – Hermanos Rodríguez
13. North American Grand Prix – Long Beach

14. British Grand Prix – Silverstone
15. German Grand Prix – Old Hockenheim
16. Belgian Grand Prix – Spa
17. Italian Grand Prix – Monza
18. Hungarian Grand Prix – Hungaroring

19. Argentinean Grand Prix – Potrero de los Funes
20. Brazilian Grand Prix – Interlagos

[Cristian]

Tracks :
1. Australia – Melbourne
2. Malaysia – Sepang
3. Bahrain – Sakhir
4. America – Circuit of the Americas
5. San Marino – Imola
6. Spain – Jerez de la Frontera
7. Monaco – Monaco
8. Netherlands – Zandvoort
9. France – Paul Ricard
10. United Kingdom – Silverstone
11. Europe – Old Hockenheim
12. Belgium – Spa-Francorchamps
13. Austria – A1 Ring
14. Italy – Monza
15. England – Brands Hatch
16. Germany – Old Nurburgring
17. Oceania – Adelaide
18. Singapore – Marina Bay
19. Japan – Suzuka
20. Canada – Montreal
21. USA – Laguna Seca
22. Brazil – Interlagos

Teams and Drivers :

Scuderia Ferrari Coca-Cola Ferrari ( Ferrari F310B ):
1. Michael Schumacher
2. Niki Lauda
John Player Team Lotus Ford Cosworth ( Lotus 79 ) :
3. Jim Clark
4. Ronnie Peterson
Marlboro McLaren Mercedes ( McLaren MP4/4)
5. Jenson Button
6. Alain Prost
Petronas Mercedes ( Mercedes 2013 )
7. Nico Hulkenberg
8. Mika Hakkinen
Infiniti Red Bull Renault ( 2010 car )
9. Sebastian Vettel
10. Jochen Rindt
Rothmans Williams Renault ( Williams FW19 )
11. Jackie Stewart
12. Gilles Villeneuve
Red Bull Sauber BMW ( Sauber C16 )
13. Johnny Herbert
14. Elio de Angelis
Intel BMW-Sauber ( 2007 car )
14. Nick Heidfeld
16. Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Parmalat Brabham BMW ( Brabham BT49 )
17. Nelson Piquet
18. John Watson
Benson & Hedges Jordan Peugeot ( Jordan 197 )
19. Ralf Schumacher
20. Eddie Irvine
Mild Seven Benetton Renault ( Benetton B194 )
21. Gerhard Berger
22. Alexander Wurz
Lucky Strike Honda ( 2006 car )
23. Ayrton Senna
24. Emerson Fittipaldi
TAG Porsche ( Porsche 804 )
25. Dan Gurney
26. Alberto Ascari

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